Our dear brother Brad Francis passed away on May 27, 2022. Brad was a pledge in Fall of 1992 and was initiated along with brothers Jeff Jones, Mike Ooi, Bret Starr, and Joel Stone. As an active, if my memory serves, Brad was among the greatest House Managers the chapter has ever known. I encourage …
Greeting, Friends & Brothers: UPDATE March 6, 2021: We regret the omission of Henry Furler from the list of those joining the Chapter Celestial. The post provides a digest of news from the past few months. Chapter Celestial Since our last post about Brother Richard Kalmbach — who passed away in late September — we …
The alumni association received word of the passing of Brother Richard Wayne Kalmbach, who passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. Find Richard’s full obituary here for details on visitation and funeral services. Friends and brothers can also share memories, as did Brother Bob Lain: I knew Richard from Robert E Lee High School (he …
The Iota Alumni Association received word of the passing last week of Brother and retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Gerald W. Sylvester, recently of Montgomery, Texas. Brother Sylvester was initiated in 1957. He was the big brother of Jeff Allen. His son, Jim, also became a Kappa Sigma at Texas State University (formerly Southwest Texas State), …
Read more “Iota Alumni Weekend 2019 Dedicated to Brother Gerald Sylvester”
Brother Scott Hanson shared this news on the Iota Facebook group this morning: John O. Roark, a distinguished alumnus of Iota Chapter, passed away yesterday. Services will likely be held in Temple, where he lived and practiced law for the past 42 years. UPDATE 1/25 — Memorial Service: A memorial service for Brother Roark will be …
We are saddened to report the passing of Brother Randy Lankford this past Saturday, February 18th, in Galveston, Texas. As reported in the Galveston Daily News, a Memorial Celebration of Life will be held from 2:00 pm until 5:00 pm Saturday, February 25, 2012 at his residence in Galveston. You can find Randy’s full obituary, …
We learned this week of the recent passing of Brother Roger Davidson. Roger was well known and loved by brothers of every generation. Brother Alan Haworth reflected, “I remember, Roger came down in the summer of ’07 and helped us paint the house. I think he was 83 at the time. Flew down from Colorado to …
Bruce’s service will now be at University Methodist Church, Brother Chuck Merrill’s church. In case you are unaware, Brother Merrill was a longtime pastor at this church and a huge supporter of Iota and all it stands for. Chuck passed away a few years ago, and after his death, Bruce began an SU scholarship fund in Chuck’s name.
Austin: Thursday July 22nd 10:00 am University Methodist Church on Guadalupe
Houston: Saturday July 24th 10:00 am George H. Lewis and Sons Funeral Home
The only possible change with the Houston date would be a time change from 10:00
to 9:00 am.We should have final updates by Monday.
Southwestern Kappa Sigma alumnus, Richard Arnold Woods, Class of 1963, died December 11, 2007. The obituary can be found online, published in The Katy Times. The fraternity extends its sympathy to Richard’s classmates, friends, and loved ones.